Samuel R. Harris, a child survivor who founded the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie and helped preserve survivors’ testimony, has died at 90. Museum leaders and local officials praised his decades of public education.

A retired Chicago SWAT leader and Crittenden County deputy was critically wounded during a guardianship call in Sturgis; the suspect died at the scene.

Guttmacher data show Illinois provided about 32,490 abortions to out‑of‑state patients in 2025, nearly a quarter of all cross‑state cases.

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee warned that an Iran-driven energy shock could reignite inflation and push expected 2026 Fed rate cuts into 2027. Markets have already repriced odds and consumers may feel the pinch at the pump.

Police investigated a retention pond near East Algonquin and Parkside Drive after a report of a floating object that witnesses feared might be a body. Officers taped off the area while they worked to confirm what was in the water.

Wichita-based Occidental Management closed 37 transactions totaling 951,144 square feet in 2025, led by Fiserv’s major renovation at the Aspiria campus in Overland Park. The deals combine a marquee tenant with several mid-size leases that are filling out the campus.

Sugar Grove trustees made data centers a special use in M‑1 while staff rewrites zoning to add noise, transparency and green‑energy rules, pausing automatic approvals. The move follows Aurora’s recent overhaul and nearby campus proposals.

A 28-year-old man was shot in the leg early Friday in Morgan Park. Police say a person of interest was detained and Area Two detectives are investigating.

A Cook County jury convicted Lakesha Harris in a 2025 South Side shooting captured on doorbell and body‑worn camera. Sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2026.

A Lowell man was booked on six felonies after allegedly lunging at a police officer with a kitchen knife and threatening to kill him, authorities say.

Area 3 detectives say an 18-year-old has been charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and aggravated battery with a firearm. Authorities posted the update on X late Thursday.

Eastham Capital and Bender Companies bought the 270‑unit Park Towers in Richton Park for roughly $30M and plan a phased value‑add renovation program.

Alfonso Carmona is leaving CPS for a suburban superintendent role as board members and community groups press for more Latino leadership amid budget strains.